Lizzie Charbonneau
Have You Had Your Safety Circle Talks Yet?

Have you had your safety circle talks yet? How'd they go?!?
Are you planning on having them soon? If so, what are your concerns?
I finally had mine!!!
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They went great!!!
The safety circle includes:
My partner and myself
My partnerās parents
My kidās friendās parents
My kidās teachers (he has 3)
Conversation 1:
I started with my in-laws, which was the most awkward conversation.
Remember in a previous post I said to keep your tone light?
Yeah, I failed at that.
I froze and went for the āI have something to ask you. Itās a bit uncomfortableā¦ā intro.
NOT what I was going for.
But it went well anyways!
After I went over expectations and handed them the letter, my MIL and I talked about how itās hard being a parent.
Conversation 2:
This conversation was with our neighbors. Their kid is friends with our kid. We often chat about the book (āYour Whole Bodyā), so it was an easy segue into Safety Circles. I said something like, āOh, by the way, you know how I wrote this book to help prevent CSA? Well, one of the best ways to prevent it is to have a Safety Circle <etc., etc.>. Anyways, do you want to join? Iāll drop off a letter later that puts it in writing.ā
They were very interested and receptive!
Conversation 3:
This conversation was with my kidās teachers. I donāt get much time to talk to them in person, so I decided to send a brief email letting them know theyād be getting a letter and providing a quick intro of why Iām sending it and what a Safety Circle is.
They were also very receptive and thanked me for my proactive approach!
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Even though the talks went well, I didnāt enjoy them. But Iām relieved I did them and that my kid now has a group of adults who have explicitly agreed to watch out for him.
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